devshirme

Mane (Îngilîzî)

Systematic collection of non-Muslim boys or young men from rural Christian populations of the Balkans, practiced by Ottomans; the boys were taken to Istanbul, converted to Islam and educated for military profession or religious disciplines.

Têgeh

devşîrme

Werger

دَوْشِيرْمَة

παιδομάζωμα

devscirme

devşîrme

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

In summary

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish دیوشیرمه (devşirme, literally “collection, gathering”) (Turkish devşirme).

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